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Can someone who's smarter than me tell me why i shouldn't be afraid of this humidor in Arizona. I know some of you have said it's overblown but from everything i have read with guys like Alan Nathan and people who study Physics it seems like it's going to have a devastating effect. Exit velocity down, spin rates up. I'M SCARED GUYS, I AM SO SO SCARED.

Why do you guys think it's overblown?

People who study baseball physics seem to predict it's going to be the most pitcher friendly park this year, and it's not even going to be close.

Can someone who's smarter than me tell me why i shouldn't be afraid of this humidor in Arizona. I know some of you have said it's overblown but from everything i have read with guys like Alan Nathan and people who study Physics it seems like it's going to have a devastating effect. Exit velocity down, spin rates up. I'M SCARED GUYS, I AM SO SO SCARED.

Why do you guys think it's overblown?

People who study baseball physics seem to predict it's going to be the most pitcher friendly park this year, and it's not even going to be close.

Well you don't own a single Arizona player in this league, so that's one reason you need not worry.

Can someone who's smarter than me tell me why i shouldn't be afraid of this humidor in Arizona. I know some of you have said it's overblown but from everything i have read with guys like Alan Nathan and people who study Physics it seems like it's going to have a devastating effect. Exit velocity down, spin rates up. I'M SCARED GUYS, I AM SO SO SCARED.

Why do you guys think it's overblown?

People who study baseball physics seem to predict it's going to be the most pitcher friendly park this year, and it's not even going to be close.

Colorado has had a humidor for a long time now and is still by far the best place to hit, so until we see Chase Field morph into a pitcher's park, I'm going to assume the effect will be subtle.

Colorado has had a humidor for a long time now and is still by far the best place to hit, so until we see Chase Field morph into a pitcher's park, I'm going to assume the effect will be subtle.

Okay. So it DID have a huge impact (25-30%) Just because it's still the best place to hit that doesn't mean the impact was not significant. You can look up the numbers before and after.

So people who study this shit basically said the humidor only solved part of the problem in Colorado but the ball still travels through very thin air so you still see a good hitting environment even with the humidor. The same can't be said about Arizona and people who study physics are coming up with numbers like 50% reduction in HR's. You can read the studies. Andrew Perpetua of FG has a lot on the topic and you can read the studies of Dr. Allan Nathan.

Okay. So it DID have a huge impact (25-30%) Just because it's still the best place to hit that doesn't mean the impact was not significant. You can look up the numbers before and after.

So people who study this shit basically said the humidor only solved part of the problem in Colorado but the ball still travels through very thin air so you still see a good hitting environment even with the humidor. The same can't be said about Arizona and people who study physics are coming up with numbers like 50% reduction in HR's. You can read the studies. Andrew Perpetua of FG has a lot on the topic and you can read the studies of Dr. Allan Nathan.

50% reduction in homers? That would make it the most pitcher friendly park in baseball wouldn't it?

50% reduction in homers? That would make it the most pitcher friendly park in baseball wouldn't it?

Yep (by far). Physicists are predicting it's going to have a massive impact. The studies are pretty fascinating.

“The home run production rate varies ballpark to ballpark depending on the humidity, depending upon the altitude of the ballpark, and Chase Field is right in there in terms of home runs per at bat,” Kagan said. “It’s going to become one of the harder, in fact the hardest, places to hit a home run if they use the humidor.

- David Kagan, a physics professor at California State University-Chico

•The Athletics are holding their breath as right-hander Jharel Cotton undergoes an MRI on his right elbow after experiencing soreness in his most recent spring outing, writes MLB.com’s Jane Lee. Manager Bob Melvin acknowledged that “there’s some concern” over the test results rather than painting the MRI as any sort of precautionary measure. The skipper also noted that Cotton’s velocity has declined in his prior outing. At minimum, Cotton will not make his next start. He’d been largely penciled in for a rotation spot, however, so a significant injury would have a dramatic impact on Oakland’s rotation mix.

Yep (by far). Physicists are predicting it's going to have a massive impact. The studies are pretty fascinating.

“The home run production rate varies ballpark to ballpark depending on the humidity, depending upon the altitude of the ballpark, and Chase Field is right in there in terms of home runs per at bat,” Kagan said. “It’s going to become one of the harder, in fact the hardest, places to hit a home run if they use the humidor.

- David Kagan, a physics professor at California State University-Chico